Wests Tigers sign Robbie Farah for 2018 Official

[happy_tiger]

Personally I don't think he would go well coming back. He wants to make the big play himself, he said that himself in a recent interview, he won't necessarily help our team-oriented style played.

That said, our attack is woeful, and if Cleary thinks Robbie would be good for our team, I'm more than happy to trust Cleary's judgement.

Worse case scenario, Robbie comes back, oversteps his mark, hogs the ball a bit, we don't make the semis. But we may not make the semis anyway, and Robbie would get a proper WT finish, and the Robbie and Benji finishing at WT would probably strengthen the club as a whole. As long as Souths don't want money for his services, and Robbie doesn't want too much himself.

Why does Robbie or even Benji deserve a "proper" finish

What about Brett Hodgson , Gareth Ellis , Chris Heighnington , Beau Ryan , Anthony Laffranchi or ,Bryce Gibbs

What makes Robbie or Benji for that matter so special ??

I'm not saying Benj and Robbie do deserve it, or that the others don't, just that if it happens WT the club could put a good spin on it so that even if the signing of Robbie goes bad, we could still get some good out of it PR-wise.

And most rugby league fans will lmfao at us , so much for not being the laughing stock anymore

As long as we satisfy the WT fans though

If it happens the joke will be on us , we will deserve every piece of garbage that comes our way

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

Personally I don't think he would go well coming back. He wants to make the big play himself, he said that himself in a recent interview, he won't necessarily help our team-oriented style played.

That said, our attack is woeful, and if Cleary thinks Robbie would be good for our team, I'm more than happy to trust Cleary's judgement.

Worse case scenario, Robbie comes back, oversteps his mark, hogs the ball a bit, we don't make the semis. But we may not make the semis anyway, and Robbie would get a proper WT finish, and the Robbie and Benji finishing at WT would probably strengthen the club as a whole. As long as Souths don't want money for his services, and Robbie doesn't want too much himself.

Why does Robbie or even Benji deserve a "proper" finish

What about Brett Hodgson , Gareth Ellis , Chris Heighnington , Beau Ryan , Anthony Laffranchi or ,Bryce Gibbs

What makes Robbie or Benji for that matter so special ??

If he does a good job for us he’l get one,
But even if he kills it , there still be those whose hatred will still not let them admit that it was what
Was needed

 

[The_Patriot]

Snore. . .

All my mates from other teams think its great and makes us a serious top 8 team.

 

[Tim Sheens]

We need a hooker. Farah is the best option & Ivan won't be pushed around. But I sriously worry when I read stuff like:

_"Let's just say it may have been more than a coincidence that he was a late scratching when the Bears played against Wests for the Jason Taylor Cup earlier this year."_

Really? He didn't play for his team because of who the game was named after? That is deranged.

No, deranged is what imbecile who had the game named after him going out and signing a broken down Matt Ballin despite having a fully fit Robbie Farah.

Jason Taylor nearly destroyed this team. He nearly destroyed a club legends legacy. Farah was well within his rights to not play a game celebrating that cancerous snake.

I am slightly open to Farah returning, even if I refrain from cheering him again and as per Woods last year, but you are having a go at the bloke that is enough of a club legend to have a game named after him, whilst excusing the true "cancerous snake".

Maybe Jason can scratch himself from involvement in a future Farah Cup game, but then again, there will never be one of them.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

Personally I don't think he would go well coming back. He wants to make the big play himself, he said that himself in a recent interview, he won't necessarily help our team-oriented style played.

That said, our attack is woeful, and if Cleary thinks Robbie would be good for our team, I'm more than happy to trust Cleary's judgement.

Worse case scenario, Robbie comes back, oversteps his mark, hogs the ball a bit, we don't make the semis. But we may not make the semis anyway, and Robbie would get a proper WT finish, and the Robbie and Benji finishing at WT would probably strengthen the club as a whole. As long as Souths don't want money for his services, and Robbie doesn't want too much himself.

Why does Robbie or even Benji deserve a "proper" finish

What about Brett Hodgson , Gareth Ellis , Chris Heighnington , Beau Ryan , Anthony Laffranchi or ,Bryce Gibbs

What makes Robbie or Benji for that matter so special ??

I'm not saying Benj and Robbie do deserve it, or that the others don't, just that if it happens WT the club could put a good spin on it so that even if the signing of Robbie goes bad, we could still get some good out of it PR-wise.

And most rugby league fans will lmfao at us , so much for not being the laughing stock anymore

As long as we satisfy the WT fans though

If it happens the joke will be on us , we will deserve every piece of garbage that comes our way

He certainly helped Souths to keep on their winning streak
I know he’s wont have forwards like theirs is , but with him here we should have some improvement
Anyway,
We get a step up in Hooker ability, and we are getting a bit of speed(Mbye)
What are his knockers worried about, were struggling with the DHS we have had since he left,
As I said earlier, players with pretty questionable records have been welcomed, (Yes I know one did a uni course) , Everyone’s entitled to their opinion;
But a lot will death riding him even if he turns out to be the best signing that we make this year,

 

[bbobb]

Wow….we have the second worst attack in the comp (Dogs are worse but we have played an extra game) and people are not keen? I think much of our problem starts with the dummy half and the lack of options we have. He is probably the best option available.

 

[Telltails]

We need to sign a hooker Farah or someone else I am not really fussed. I think too many on here read the papers too much. Farah is the classic scapegoat as the former captain.
The people I know at souths respect him he is the hardest trainer and apparently Cook loves him as a mentor.

If he can help Liddle the past is in the past for me. If Cleary is confident he’s coming for the right reasons as he was with Benji it could work out well.

I was more concerned about the relationship with Mick Potter than the JT episode he wore more blame in my eyes from that. JT basically bullied Robbie and he fought back.
Gould even came out and called out JT and WT at the time it was simply a money issue.

We have the right leadership and a better culture at the moment to cater for Robbie’s character.

Yes. Sensible post. The hysteria around what might happen if Farah returns is almost irrational. Im not expecting any miracles if he does come back but also this whole notion that he weilds some dreadful power over the club is nuts.

 

[Byron_Bay_Fan]

We need a hooker. Farah is the best option & Ivan won't be pushed around. But I sriously worry when I read stuff like:

_"Let's just say it may have been more than a coincidence that he was a late scratching when the Bears played against Wests for the Jason Taylor Cup earlier this year."_

Really? He didn't play for his team because of who the game was named after? That is deranged.

No, deranged is what imbecile who had the game named after him going out and signing a broken down Matt Ballin despite having a fully fit Robbie Farah.

Jason Taylor nearly destroyed this team. He nearly destroyed a club legends legacy. Farah was well within his rights to not play a game celebrating that cancerous snake.

I am slightly open to Farah returning, even if I refrain from cheering him again and as per Woods last year, but you are having a go at the bloke that is enough of a club legend to have a game named after him, whilst excusing the true "cancerous snake".

**Maybe Jason can scratch himself from involvement in a future Farah Cup game, but then again, there will never be one of them.**

We cannot really be sure of your claim as RF is still an active player BUT we can be sure that JT will never be chosen to represent Australia and he will always be jealous of RF for being so.

 

[matchball]

Can't wait for his horrible grubbers on the 5th.
We are past this guy surely. Nobody else in the NRL? Unbelievable.

 

[happy_tiger]

Can't wait for his horrible grubbers on the 5th.
We are past this guy surely. Nobody else in the NRL? Unbelievable.

If this was another NRL side , what we would be saying ??

Laughing stock of the NRL ,I'd say

 

[matchball]

Can't wait for his horrible grubbers on the 5th.
We are past this guy surely. Nobody else in the NRL? Unbelievable.

If this was another NRL side , what we would be saying ??

Laughing stock of the NRL ,I'd say

It's embarrassing.
You can tell the news articles are the same well orchestrated fodder we used to get from them.
I don't want all that again. He won't play football and shut up. Loves the media attention.

 

[old_man_tiger]

NT I nearly always agree with you, and I still do in a way as the article made me regret the yes vote I put in today.

However, I imagine a bench with 4 forwards, including mck to cover injury in the backline, and I think it's worth it as on the field he strengthens us. I think he offers a lot more than Benji and I welcomed him back (until the second half of round 4…. that's another story).

Nonetheless, I can't really argue with anyone on this. It is a risk/reward situation that is very clear if you feel strongly one way and not so clear for anyone else.

How do we loose though ?
You have a player that isn't getting a look in and will do everything not to finish his Career in Reserve Grade which he would more than likely play for less $$$$ to see 1st Grade and end his Career the way he originally wanted .
Perhaps with some Semi Final footy.

We have massive hooking issues so he would solve the problem till the end of the year .

We lose if it turns into a circus. I see your point too, I don't envy the people making this decision.

Disagree…...it turned into a Circus last time cause they tried to force him out when really the Club were the stupid ones to approve such a heavily back ended Contract . This time around money has nothing to do with it , it's solely NRL playing time .
At his age his still a better hooker than any of the ones we have at the moment .

I would,like it to happen, for on-field reasons, but rehashing an old interview for NRL.com looks like a management move…the type that ended badly last time. We have to agree to disagree about the off-field stuff, but I agree with your on-field assessment and that's why I'd be keen for it to happen.

 

[Realist]

Personally I don't think he would go well coming back. He wants to make the big play himself, he said that himself in a recent interview, he won't necessarily help our team-oriented style played.

That said, our attack is woeful, and if Cleary thinks Robbie would be good for our team, I'm more than happy to trust Cleary's judgement.

Worse case scenario, Robbie comes back, oversteps his mark, hogs the ball a bit, we don't make the semis. But we may not make the semis anyway, and Robbie would get a proper WT finish, and the Robbie and Benji finishing at WT would probably strengthen the club as a whole. As long as Souths don't want money for his services, and Robbie doesn't want too much himself.

Why does Robbie or even Benji deserve a "proper" finish

What about Brett Hodgson , Gareth Ellis , Chris Heighnington , Beau Ryan , Anthony Laffranchi or ,Bryce Gibbs

What makes Robbie or Benji for that matter so special ??

What makes them special is that they gave us our greatest success, they stuck with the club when they were getting big offers from other clubs and they are undisputedly the two most iconic players in the clubs history.

That’s what makes them special.

 

[Realist]

We need a hooker. Farah is the best option & Ivan won't be pushed around. But I sriously worry when I read stuff like:

_"Let's just say it may have been more than a coincidence that he was a late scratching when the Bears played against Wests for the Jason Taylor Cup earlier this year."_

Really? He didn't play for his team because of who the game was named after? That is deranged.

No, deranged is what imbecile who had the game named after him going out and signing a broken down Matt Ballin despite having a fully fit Robbie Farah.

Jason Taylor nearly destroyed this team. He nearly destroyed a club legends legacy. Farah was well within his rights to not play a game celebrating that cancerous snake.

I am slightly open to Farah returning, even if I refrain from cheering him again and as per Woods last year, but you are having a go at the bloke that is enough of a club legend to have a game named after him, whilst excusing the true "cancerous snake".

Maybe Jason can scratch himself from involvement in a future Farah Cup game, but then again, there will never be one of them.

I’m having a go at the piece of garbage who came into the club and absolutely destroyed the place. The sheer number of quality players that left the club due to his actions is enough of a reason to hate him.

If Farah had the all knowing influence that some of you seem to think he had, why did players who stuck with the club when he talked him into it leave when Farah was gone?

 

[gallagher]

Personally I don't think he would go well coming back. He wants to make the big play himself, he said that himself in a recent interview, he won't necessarily help our team-oriented style played.

That said, our attack is woeful, and if Cleary thinks Robbie would be good for our team, I'm more than happy to trust Cleary's judgement.

Worse case scenario, Robbie comes back, oversteps his mark, hogs the ball a bit, we don't make the semis. But we may not make the semis anyway, and Robbie would get a proper WT finish, and the Robbie and Benji finishing at WT would probably strengthen the club as a whole. As long as Souths don't want money for his services, and Robbie doesn't want too much himself.

Why does Robbie or even Benji deserve a "proper" finish

What about Brett Hodgson , Gareth Ellis , Chris Heighnington , Beau Ryan , Anthony Laffranchi or ,Bryce Gibbs

What makes Robbie or Benji for that matter so special ??

What makes them special is that they gave us our greatest success, they stuck with the club when they were getting big offers from other clubs and they are undisputedly the two most iconic players in the clubs history.

That’s what makes them special.

You and Farah think the same. The club and the fans owe him big time.

Team first is Cleary's motto. Let's stick with that.

 

[Tim Sheens]

We need a hooker. Farah is the best option & Ivan won't be pushed around. But I sriously worry when I read stuff like:

_"Let's just say it may have been more than a coincidence that he was a late scratching when the Bears played against Wests for the Jason Taylor Cup earlier this year."_

Really? He didn't play for his team because of who the game was named after? That is deranged.

No, deranged is what imbecile who had the game named after him going out and signing a broken down Matt Ballin despite having a fully fit Robbie Farah.

Jason Taylor nearly destroyed this team. He nearly destroyed a club legends legacy. Farah was well within his rights to not play a game celebrating that cancerous snake.

I am slightly open to Farah returning, even if I refrain from cheering him again and as per Woods last year, but you are having a go at the bloke that is enough of a club legend to have a game named after him, whilst excusing the true "cancerous snake".

Maybe Jason can scratch himself from involvement in a future Farah Cup game, but then again, there will never be one of them.

I’m having a go at the piece of garbage who came into the club and absolutely destroyed the place. The sheer number of quality players that left the club due to his actions is enough of a reason to hate him.

If Farah had the all knowing influence that some of you seem to think he had, why did players who stuck with the club when he talked him into it leave when Farah was gone?

Similar greed.

 

[happy_tiger]

Personally I don't think he would go well coming back. He wants to make the big play himself, he said that himself in a recent interview, he won't necessarily help our team-oriented style played.

That said, our attack is woeful, and if Cleary thinks Robbie would be good for our team, I'm more than happy to trust Cleary's judgement.

Worse case scenario, Robbie comes back, oversteps his mark, hogs the ball a bit, we don't make the semis. But we may not make the semis anyway, and Robbie would get a proper WT finish, and the Robbie and Benji finishing at WT would probably strengthen the club as a whole. As long as Souths don't want money for his services, and Robbie doesn't want too much himself.

Why does Robbie or even Benji deserve a "proper" finish

What about Brett Hodgson , Gareth Ellis , Chris Heighnington , Beau Ryan , Anthony Laffranchi or ,Bryce Gibbs

What makes Robbie or Benji for that matter so special ??

What makes them special is that they gave us our greatest success, they stuck with the club when they were getting big offers from other clubs and they are undisputedly the two most iconic players in the clubs history.

That’s what makes them special.

The same blokes who turned the ball over in good field position in 2011 semi v the Warriors , is that the two you speak

The one bloke who paraded himself the night after a loss in an Auckland Blues jersey

The other who claimed he saw Brooks and Moses negotiating with other clubs

The one who claimed we had treated players badly and it was the clubs fault a player committed suicide

The one whose player manager had all these secrets he planned on releasing …...

Iconic that's just ironic or maybe moronic

By the way Prince got the Clive Churchill medal that night , Benny Galea was a bee's wee wee from getting it and Hodgo and Laffranchi were our next best

Benji was good as was Farah , but didn't win it off their own back

Benji did his level best to blow it with a stupid flick pass that wasn't a high percentage play and fans should give Pattycakes more raps for taking the most unexpected pass

If your talking heart and soul players , lets talk about Liam Fulton ,Brett Hodgson ,Heighington , Keefy didn't see them [This word has been automatically removed] and moan when things didn't go exactly as they wanted or do everything in their powers to bring the club down

 

[Realist]

Personally I don't think he would go well coming back. He wants to make the big play himself, he said that himself in a recent interview, he won't necessarily help our team-oriented style played.

That said, our attack is woeful, and if Cleary thinks Robbie would be good for our team, I'm more than happy to trust Cleary's judgement.

Worse case scenario, Robbie comes back, oversteps his mark, hogs the ball a bit, we don't make the semis. But we may not make the semis anyway, and Robbie would get a proper WT finish, and the Robbie and Benji finishing at WT would probably strengthen the club as a whole. As long as Souths don't want money for his services, and Robbie doesn't want too much himself.

Why does Robbie or even Benji deserve a "proper" finish

What about Brett Hodgson , Gareth Ellis , Chris Heighnington , Beau Ryan , Anthony Laffranchi or ,Bryce Gibbs

What makes Robbie or Benji for that matter so special ??

What makes them special is that they gave us our greatest success, they stuck with the club when they were getting big offers from other clubs and they are undisputedly the two most iconic players in the clubs history.

That’s what makes them special.

The same blokes who turned the ball over in good field position in 2011 semi v the Warriors , is that the two you speak

The one bloke who paraded himself the night after a loss in an Auckland Blues jersey

The other who claimed he saw Brooks and Moses negotiating with other clubs

The one who claimed we had treated players badly and it was the clubs fault a player committed suicide

The one whose player manager had all these secrets he planned on releasing …...

Iconic that's just ironic or maybe moronic

By the way Prince got the Clive Churchill medal that night , Benny Galea was a bee's wee wee from getting it and Hodgo and Laffranchi were our next best

Benji was good as was Farah , but didn't win it off their own back

Benji did his level best to blow it with a stupid flick pass that wasn't a high percentage play and fans should give Pattycakes more raps for taking the most unexpected pass

If your talking heart and soul players , lets talk about Liam Fulton ,Brett Hodgson ,Heighington , Keefy didn't see them b**** and moan when things didn't go exactly as they wanted or do everything in their powers to bring the club down

So basically you want players who are passionate about the club and want success for the club….so long as they arent actually proactive about it.
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You sound less like a concerned fan and more like someone who didn’t get an autograph with them.

That take on Marshall’s flick pass may very well be the saltiest most bitter and asinine opinion on a rugby league moment in history.

 

[happy_tiger]

Why does Robbie or even Benji deserve a "proper" finish

What about Brett Hodgson , Gareth Ellis , Chris Heighnington , Beau Ryan , Anthony Laffranchi or ,Bryce Gibbs

What makes Robbie or Benji for that matter so special ??

What makes them special is that they gave us our greatest success, they stuck with the club when they were getting big offers from other clubs and they are undisputedly the two most iconic players in the clubs history.

That’s what makes them special.

The same blokes who turned the ball over in good field position in 2011 semi v the Warriors , is that the two you speak

The one bloke who paraded himself the night after a loss in an Auckland Blues jersey

The other who claimed he saw Brooks and Moses negotiating with other clubs

The one who claimed we had treated players badly and it was the clubs fault a player committed suicide

The one whose player manager had all these secrets he planned on releasing …...

Iconic that's just ironic or maybe moronic

By the way Prince got the Clive Churchill medal that night , Benny Galea was a bee's wee wee from getting it and Hodgo and Laffranchi were our next best

Benji was good as was Farah , but didn't win it off their own back

Benji did his level best to blow it with a stupid flick pass that wasn't a high percentage play and fans should give Pattycakes more raps for taking the most unexpected pass

If your talking heart and soul players , lets talk about Liam Fulton ,Brett Hodgson ,Heighington , Keefy didn't see them b**** and moan when things didn't go exactly as they wanted or do everything in their powers to bring the club down

So basically you want players who are passionate about the club and want success for the club….so long as they arent actually proactive about it.
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You sound less like a concerned fan and more like someone who didn’t get an autograph with them.

That take on Marshall’s flick pass may very well be the saltiest most bitter and asinine opinion on a rugby league moment in history.

Maybe , and if it didn't come off …..

Low percentage play still

 

[newtiger]

Like I said 2 years ago there isn’t much Grey area when it involves RF.